Around the Park: Campers donate food to SPAN; create displays of canned goods

The kids attending summer day camp at Severn School learned a new activity this year, one that won't be left behind on a shelf or filed away at home as summer memories start to fade.

The campers, ages 4 to 13, were asked to bring in canned goods and non-perishable items to be donated to the Severna Park Assistance Network.

To make it more interesting than simply dropping them in a box, the staff set up a table in the McCleary Student Center and asked the kids to construct a LEGO-style design with the donations.

The idea for a LEGO display is a spin-off of ''canstruction,'' a popular design-and-build...